BULLDOGS LOSE MORNING GAME IN HAMILTON WEDNESDAY

In front of a school day crowd of over ten thousand at Copps Coliseum the Hamilton Bulldogs dropped a 4-1 decision to the Rochester Americans.

The Bulldogs lack of experience and finish around the net surfaced again. They piled up 16 shots on goal in the first period but trailed 1-0. In the second period they mustered only four shots and gave up three more.

Joonas Nattinen scored the only Hamilton goal late in the third period. Undrafted defenseman Antoine Corbin picked up his first professional point with an assist on the goal.

The game was played in front of a Student’s Day 10.00 AM crowd of 10,649 at Copps Coliseum.

Before the game the Bulldogs announced the signing of goaltender 6’6″ goaltender Scott Darling to a 25-game professional tryout contract. (Team Announcement Below) Darling wound up playing in the third period replacing starting goaltender Robert Mayer after he had give up the fourth goal of the game. Darling stopped all eight shots he faced. The Bulldogs now have four goaltenders in their game, Mayer, Darling, Peter Delmas plus the injured Cedrick Desjardins.

Once again Rochester forward Frederick Roy ran afoul of a Bulldog rookie. In the team’s last meeting he fought Brendan Gallagher. Late in the first period he fought Hamilton’s Nathan Beaulieu.

HAMILTON, ONT – Hamilton Bulldogs General Manager Marc Bergevin announced today that the Club has signed goaltender Scott Darling to a Professional Try-Out Contract. As per club policy, financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Darling, 23, has played two games for the Nailers this season going 0-2-0 with a 5.40 goals against average and a .803 save percentage. The native of Lemont, Illinois played 35 games for the Mississippi RiverKings of the Southern Professional Hockey League during the 2011-2012 regular-season recording a 15-17-1 record with a 2.92 goals against average, a .905 save percentage and one shutout. The 6’5”, 212-pound goaltender spent two seasons from 2008-2010 playing for the University of Maine in the Hockey East Division compiling a record of 25-20-6 with a 2.92 goals against average, a .895 save percentage and three shutouts. In 2006-2007, Darling posted a .924 save percentage for the Capital District Selects, which was ranked first overall in the Eastern Junior Hockey League. Darling was originally selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the sixth round, 153rd overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.